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Arcadia City Council in its role of Arcadia Redevelopment Agency Tuesday night moved very close to an agreement for the sale of the former Thrifty Drug Store site at the northwest corner of Huntington Drive and First Avenue.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 7, 1983

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 7, 1983

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Thrifty Drug Store

Item ID: 829AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

First Avenue Junior High, severely damaged by a fire in 1979, will reopen this fall to students in grades 7-9 although reconstruction of the building is incomplete. Portable classrooms will be used.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 28, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 28, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - First Avenue Junior High School

Item ID: 3039AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Article reports on progress with two parcels involving a proposed Hometel 300-room hotel at the northeast corner of Second Avenue and Huntington Drive and a proposed office building at the southwest corner of Huntington Drive and Fifth Avenue.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 7, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 7, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Community Redevelopment

Item ID: 1275AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Drive-In Liquor closed its doors to make way for a mini-mall. When the mall opens next year, the liquor store will be among the 7 new shops at the corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 23, 1988

Pages: p. 1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 23, 1988

Pages: p. 1 photo

Subjects: Drive-In Liquor

Item ID: 762AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council in its role as Arcadia Redevelopment Agency hears plan by local developers to buy city property at the southwest corner of Fifth Avenue and Huntington Drive.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 5, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 5, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Community Redevelopment

Item ID: 1290AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Beautiful Commission intends to recommend that Holly Avenue School be submitted for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The city's oldest school building, Holly Avenue, built in 1927, is an example of the Spanish Colonial Revival Style.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 30 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 30 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Holly Avenue

Item ID: 2703AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

American Savings, which has been in temporary quarters at the southwest corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Wheeler Avenue in Arcadia since 1976, is seeking a new location. Site has been found at 30 South First Avenue but parking problem is proving to be a major stumbling block.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 12, 1984

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 12, 1984

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: American Savings and Loan

Item ID: 734AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Proposed Department store targeted. Members of Arcadia City Council acting as redevelopment agency have approved Exclusive Right to Negotiate with Beck and Associates of Los Angeles for development of a Target Department Store with satellite shops at Third Avenue and Huntington Drive.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 10, 1984

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 10, 1984

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Target Department Store

Item ID: 819AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Three-story office building nears reality after reported approval. Will be constructed on a two-acre site at the southwest corner of Huntington Drive and Fifth Avenue in the Arcadia redevelopment area.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 18, 1983

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 18, 1983

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Buildings

Item ID: 702AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Within the next few months several new developments will be cropping up along Huntington Drive: construction of a 7-story office building at 1st Avenue, erection of the Southland National Bank at 5th Avenue, and construction of a Target Department Store at 3rd Avenue. There are also plans to construct a new police station, city hall, senior citizens center and auditorium at a total estimated cost of $19 million.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 26, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 26, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Community Redevelopment

Item ID: 1299AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

First Avenue Junior High has been nominated as a 1990 California Distinguished School by the State Department of Education. First Avenue will be one of six schools in Los Angeles County to be so nominated.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3127

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 13, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 13, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - First Avenue Junior High School

Item ID: 3044AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A rare studio photograph of Clara Baldwin was discovered by local history expert, Jack McCaskill.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 22, 1987

Pages: p. 1 photos

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 22, 1987

Pages: p. 1 photos

Subjects: Baldwin, Clara

Item ID: 590AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

City-owned property at northwest corner of Huntington Drive and First Avenue may become a temporary mini-park as a result of Arcadia City Council action. Includes Thrifty Drug, Pizza Man and Huntington Desk buildings recently demolished.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 7, 1982

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 7, 1982

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Thrifty Drug Store

Item ID: 828AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Report on Bob Donaldson's $960,000 suit against the City concerning the Thrifty Drug Store property at the NW corner of Huntington Drive and First Avenue.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 17, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 17, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Actions and Defenses

Item ID: 2AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council had voted to call the new mini-park on Fairview Avenue the Fairview Park.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 6, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 6, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Parks

Item ID: 2133AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Pete Kinnahan, assistant city manager in Arcadia, told City Council that Target Department Stores were interested in the Arcadia Datsun property and the adjacent city-owned property on Third Avenue.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 11, 1983; December 15, 1983

Pages: p. 1; Arcadia Tribune

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 11, 1983; December 15, 1983

Pages: p. 1; Arcadia Tribune

Subjects: Target Department Store

Item ID: 814AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

At a Sierra Madre City Council meeting, Arcadia and Sierra Madre residents spoke against a joint plan by the two cities to widen Orange Grove Avenue to 40 feet.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 15, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 15, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Subjects: Streets - Orange Grove Avenue

Item ID: 3284AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Orange Grove Avenue, which is the border between Arcadia and Sierra Madre, has a posted speed limit of 35 mph on the Arcadia side and 30 mph on the Sierra Madre side.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 1, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 1, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Streets - Orange Grove Avenue

Item ID: 3285AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Jack Sonnhalter, principal of First Avenue Junior High School, will take an early retirement at the end of the current school year.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 18, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 18, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - First Avenue Junior High School

Item ID: 3042AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Don's Chevron Station at the southwest corner of Duarte Road and Second Avenue was demolished by fire. Owner Don Shepherd was attempting to repair a leaking gas tank on a station wagon when a light broke and ignited the gasoline. Damage was estimated at $200,000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1597

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 1, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 1, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Fires and Fire Prevention

Item ID: 1596AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Arcadia City Council in its role of Arcadia Redevelopment Agency Tuesday night moved very close to an agreement for the sale of the former Thrifty Drug Store site at the northwest corner of Huntington Drive and First Avenue.

First Avenue Junior High, severely damaged by a fire in 1979, will reopen this fall to students in grades 7-9 although reconstruction of the building is incomplete. Portable classrooms will be used.

Article reports on progress with two parcels involving a proposed Hometel 300-room hotel at the northeast corner of Second Avenue and Huntington Drive and a proposed office building at the southwest corner of Huntington Drive and Fifth Avenue.

Drive-In Liquor closed its doors to make way for a mini-mall. When the mall opens next year, the liquor store will be among the 7 new shops at the corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue.

The City Council in its role as Arcadia Redevelopment Agency hears plan by local developers to buy city property at the southwest corner of Fifth Avenue and Huntington Drive.

The Arcadia Beautiful Commission intends to recommend that Holly Avenue School be submitted for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The city's oldest school building, Holly Avenue, built in 1927, is an example of the Spanish Colonial Revival Style.

American Savings, which has been in temporary quarters at the southwest corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Wheeler Avenue in Arcadia since 1976, is seeking a new location. Site has been found at 30 South First Avenue but parking problem is proving to be a major stumbling block.

Proposed Department store targeted. Members of Arcadia City Council acting as redevelopment agency have approved Exclusive Right to Negotiate with Beck and Associates of Los Angeles for development of a Target Department Store with satellite shops at Third Avenue and Huntington Drive.

Three-story office building nears reality after reported approval. Will be constructed on a two-acre site at the southwest corner of Huntington Drive and Fifth Avenue in the Arcadia redevelopment area.

First Avenue Junior High has been nominated as a 1990 California Distinguished School by the State Department of Education. First Avenue will be one of six schools in Los Angeles County to be so nominated.

A rare studio photograph of Clara Baldwin was discovered by local history expert, Jack McCaskill.

City-owned property at northwest corner of Huntington Drive and First Avenue may become a temporary mini-park as a result of Arcadia City Council action. Includes Thrifty Drug, Pizza Man and Huntington Desk buildings recently demolished.

Report on Bob Donaldson's $960,000 suit against the City concerning the Thrifty Drug Store property at the NW corner of Huntington Drive and First Avenue.

The Arcadia City Council had voted to call the new mini-park on Fairview Avenue the Fairview Park.

Pete Kinnahan, assistant city manager in Arcadia, told City Council that Target Department Stores were interested in the Arcadia Datsun property and the adjacent city-owned property on Third Avenue.

At a Sierra Madre City Council meeting, Arcadia and Sierra Madre residents spoke against a joint plan by the two cities to widen Orange Grove Avenue to 40 feet.

Orange Grove Avenue, which is the border between Arcadia and Sierra Madre, has a posted speed limit of 35 mph on the Arcadia side and 30 mph on the Sierra Madre side.

Jack Sonnhalter, principal of First Avenue Junior High School, will take an early retirement at the end of the current school year.

Don's Chevron Station at the southwest corner of Duarte Road and Second Avenue was demolished by fire. Owner Don Shepherd was attempting to repair a leaking gas tank on a station wagon when a light broke and ignited the gasoline. Damage was estimated at $200,000.